Quote#Death
Death borders upon our birth, and our cradle stands in the grave
Quote byJoseph Hall · 1574–1656
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Epistles, Decade III, epistle 2. Compare: "And cradles rock us nearer to the tomb./Our birth is nothing but our death begun", Edward Young, Night Thoughts, night v., line 718..
English (original)
Death borders upon our birth, and our cradle stands in the grave.
— Joseph Hall
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